Our Values

Integrity and Transparency

We put integrity and transparency at the heart of all we do ensuring ethical and moral standards are upheld at all times. We are open and honest in our business dealings.

Patient care

We are committed to providing a world-class service, ensuring our patients receive the best possible management, care and compassion.

Responsiveness

With decades of experience, we are positioned to provide a fast and efficient response, even in difficult and challenging circumstances.

Safety

Safety is inherent in all we do. Whether we are in the air or on the ground, the wellbeing of our patients, passengers and staff is our utmost priority.

Innovation and Creativity

We support innovation and creativity to ensure that relevant solutions are available to our customers at all times.

About us

AMREF Flying Doctors is the leading provider of fixed – wing air ambulance services in Africa. We have been in the aeromedical transport industry for more than 60 years – operating from Wilson Airport in Nairobi.

Our fully owned fleet of aircraft ranging from short field Pilatus PC 12 to long-range jet aircraft including Citation Bravo and Citation XLS is available to evacuate patients from remote bush airstrips as well as to repatriate patients by jet air ambulance to other continents.

Additionally to our fully equipped and dedicated air ambulance fleet, we operate several Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ground Ambulances and a 24/7 Operations and Emergency Control Centre (OECC).

AMREF Flying Doctors is internationally accredited by the European Aeromedical Institute (EURAMI) for its high professional standards and has twice been a recipient of the prestigious ITIJ Air Ambulance Provider of the Year award.

Any surplus generated by AMREF Flying Doctors supports Amref Health Africa’s humanitarians work and is crucial in helping the organisation to achieve its mission of lasting health change in Africa.

To arrange for a visit at AMREF Flying Doctors Visitors Centre or if you have any queries, please contact us.

Our History

AMREF Flying Doctors is a company limited by guarantee wholly owned by Amref Health Africa, which is the leading international health development non-governmental organization based in Africa, headquartered in Nairobi. AMREF Flying Doctors was established in 1957 by three surgeons – Sir Michael Wood, Archibald McIndoe, & Thomas Rees and has since been involved in a number of health care projects in East Africa.

Spurred by what they had seen of the combined effects of poverty, tropical disease, and a lack of adequate health services in East Africa, their collective vision was born in the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro.

At that time, there was one doctor to every 30,000 people in East Africa – in Britain it was 1:1,000. Medical facilities were sparse, with rough terrain and often impassable roads, making access to medical care difficult for people in rural and remote areas. As this was where the majority of the population lived, Archie, Tom, and Michael saw an air-based service as the only way to get health care to remote communities.

From Africa to the rest of the world

Where we fly

AMREF Flying Doctors is one of the largest and best known international air ambulance service provider in Africa.

We evacuate mainly from East Africa but can arrange evacuations and repatriation to almost anywhere in the world.

Take a look at the map to see destinations we’ve reached around the world.